3 very different cards

Good morning everyone, I hope you have all battened down the hatches ready for the fourth big storm in such a short time, the world's weather has gone mad, and it isn't even cold yet, at least not here in the Midlands!!!

At last, I have started writing my cards out, envelopes named and stamped but I still have to add the addresses!!! I did manage to get my overseas ones posted yesterday LOL.

As my title suggests, I have 3 cards to show you this morning, and all quite different from each other, so here they are.

 The first is a very simple card, approx 6x6, folded and cut from an A4 sheet of my usual white linencard from The Range.
Leaves cut with Crealie dies from a bit of green card from my scrap box.
Marianne poinsettia diecut from red pearlised card and the same green card as the leaves, and the centre from a scrap of pearlised buff card.
I used the same red card for the sentiment backing.
Sentiment is computer generated using the Smarty Pants font.
Stitched fishtails cut with Die-namics dies. 
Pearls from stash and coloured with Copic marker pen.

 Although it doesn't look it, this one is brown, ivory and gold.
It is 7x5, cut from A4 sheets of card.
Ivory Papermill linencard I bought from the Lovely Christine L
Brown linencard is from PDA.
I used Stampendous detail gold embossing powder for the stamped sentiment and images, all freebies from a mag.
Marianne poinsettia die again. 
Gold linen card was kindly given to me by the lovely ChristineL.

This one is quite a small A6 size. Not my size of choice but I had printed the photograph too small for a larger card.
Basecard is PMS hammered white, bought in the days when the PMS were still open!
Pewter textured card is from PDA.
My photograph, which I took about 7 years or so ago in my daughter's garden, is printed on my usual whit linencard, along with the sentiment using the Dauphin font.
Holly cut with Memory Box :o)
Jackie xx 

10 card commission

Good morning everyone, I hope all is as well as it can be with you...hugs

The wind is still blowing here but at least it is drying up again, and it isn't really cold yet, although the forecast says it soon will be!

My cousin asked me for 10 of these cards in brown and Ivory, she does so love her browns, and I do too so it was a real pleasure making them for her. Having said that, it is always a real pleasure making cards :o)

Basecard is ivory linencard from the PaperMill shop before they all closed a few years ago, folded and cut to 7x5

Brown textured card is from PDA.

Own photograph of course, you have seen the original when I posted my white version of this card.

Photograph feathered in PSP7 onto same ivory card, an cut with Spellbinders pierced oval die, then raised with sticky foam strips.

White pearlised card used for the panel which is embossed with Darice then lightly chalked.

I added a smidgeon of golf Glamour Dust which isn't very noticeable here, but is very twinkly IRL.

Sentiment stamped with Stamps and Smiles.

I had a little play with paperpiecing, long time since I last did any, and this little card is the result. I dug out an old Stampendous, Retro Trees, stamp for this one.

This is just a little A6 card, a size I rarely make. While I was looking for something else, I came across an A5 box full of hammered card which I had folded into A6 cards years ago and forgotten about, so it looks like I will be making lots more this size for a while LOL.

Green paper background is from my scrapbox, and I stamped the trees onto white linencard scrap, then onto the same green paper. I fussy cut them and stuck them on, then stamped the sentiment with the same stamp as on the set of cards.

I quite like the effect and will possibly do it again :o)

Jackie xx

 

 

One for the box

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well as it can be in your world, here's some  {{{{{hugs}}}}} if you need or want them.

I am off to Long Eaton this morning to take Stephen for his speech therapy.

Today I am sharing a baby card with you, it's not often that I make them so it was a change for me!

As it will be going into my charity box, I decided to make it an either/or card, so neutral colours are the order of the day! I won the digi image just for being a follower of the lovely Diane, but I can't do a link as I no longer seem to be able to get onto her blog :o(

He/she is couloured with copics, and I had great difficulty getting it to look like fur!!!

Image is raised on foam pads and attached to a Nestie diecut, baby bits were cut with my Cricut.

Pearlised backing was embossed with Embossalicious A4 folder called, appropriately enough, Patchwork Quilt I think.You are looking at the debossed side because foolishly I embossed the wrong side LOL. This is layered onto brown card and then onto card base which is white leatherlook from the Paper Mill Shop :o)

Jackie xx

Two for you today, own photographs

Good morning Bloggers, I hope all is well in your world...hugs

I took Stephen for his physio and neuro therapy yesterday and they were really impressed with his progress :o)

I have two cards for you this morning as I didn't manage to do my usual Tuesday upload this week so without more ado, here they are.

For this one I used PMS white hammered card folded and cut to my favourite 7x5. 

I embossed white pearlised card with A4 Embossalicious folder then layered it onto red Papermania card, the same as that backing my lily photograph which is printed onto white PM textured card, then cut with Nesties. I coloured white pearls with copic pen.

For this one I used plain white card. I had previously cut a 5" template with my Cricut and I drew round this on the folded card then cut with Xcut Guillotine. I then embossed the front with Crafts Too bamboo folder and I think the little edge folder is from Cuttlebug.

Printed my dahlia photograph onto PM textured card then cut it and the red PM backing with Nesties :o)

Jackie xx

White and gold Christmas

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world {{{{{hugs}}}}}

I am soooooooooooo loving my new Memory Box dies and here is my first card with them.

Methinks I will be making a lot of these as it is an easy make for batches.

PMS white hammered card folded and cut to 7x5.

Gold mirri card cut with Memory Box Frostyville border and star dies.

I also use gold mirri for the mat.

Crafts Too embossing folder used on the white pearlised background.

Very simple indeed :o)

Jackie xx

Christmas card # 3 with new dies

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all warm, dry and well...hugs

My shoulders certainly don't like the cold wet weather. I've never suffered pain due to weather conditions before and it's giving me a healthy respect for those who suffer every winter!

Here is Christmas card No. 3. I really am determined to get well ahead this year :o)

Card used is PMS hammered white, folded and cut to 7x5, gold mirri, white glittercard and white pearlised.

Embossing folder is from Crafts Too and new deer and star dies are from Memory Box :o)

Jackie xx

Late again, this is my first card made this year

Good afternoon everyone, I have suddenly developed an awful cold and sneezes, if you would care to take it away from me I would be so grateful!

I made this card and another one yesterday so it is truly the first of the year :o)

I am uploading this afternoon because I will be out early in the morning at the doctor's then the hairdresser's.

Base card is PMS mauve hammered card that I have had forever....... folded and cut to 7x5.

Image is a digi from Delicious Doodles which I have also had for a long time! Coloured with copics (I am really getting back into using my poor neglected copic again), cut with Grand Nestie then lightly chalked and a smidgin of Glamour Dust added to the petal edges.

Mat, also cut with G. Nestie, is Papermania textured card.

Sentiment is from an old Stamps and Smiles stamp set. 

That's all there is to it.

Nothing new was used in the making of this card :o)

Jackie xx

Spotty flower card

Good morning everyone on this very frosty start to Sunday. I hope you are all well or getting there...hugs.

I hope that 2014 brings everyone good health and happiness.

Stephen had a lovely surprise from the taxman, a nice fat refund of several hundred pounds, what a wonderful Christmas present for him. Had to chuckle though, he received the refund one day then the next day a letter saying he would be getting it! :o)

Right, onto my card for today!

White PMS hammered card folded and cut to 7x5 then layered with green card and white pearlised card embossed with Embossalicious A4 folder.

Cheery Lynn lattice also cut from the same pearlised card.

Leaves cut with my new Memory Box die.

Flower punched with McGill from MME paper and finished off with brad from stash topped with a tiny dragonfly punched with Xcut :o)

Jackie xx

Glittery poppies

Good morning everyone. I hope all is well in your world and that you are safe from these awful weather conditions...hugs

Did you all have a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones? I had a very quiet and restful one, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I spent some time Christmas morning with my grandson Ben and great-grandson Ryan, then onto my daughter Susan's to spend time with her and her partner Rob, and granddaughter Sian, then home to cook lunch and spend the rest of the day with Stephen :o)

On to my card for today. Not too sure about those glittery poppies but heyho, we can't win 'em all LOL.

I folded and cut PMS white hammered card to 6x6.

Memory Box poppies cut from plain green card and red glitter card.

Although it looks coppery here, the background pointy Nestie circle is gold mirri card.

Cheery Lynn trellis is framed with Nestie plain circles.

White pearls coloured with copic pen :o)

Jackie xx

Playing with my new dies

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well or getting there...hugs

Great news about Stephen. Yesterday afternoon, he went out for a little walk by himself. He has previously only been out with supervision (physiotherapist). He was only out for nearly 15 minutes but that must have boosted his confidence tremendously :o) It is still very painful for him to walk and he still gets a bit breathless, but things are looking up for him.

Must say that I was on edge until he got back safely!

And now,  my card for today!

PMS white hammered card folded and cut to 6x6.

Paper is from J&P Pictures.

Glittercard from The Range, cut with Memory Box dies. 

Sentiment is from ancient Woodware word set.

That's all there is to it :o)

Jackie xx

Playing about

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world...hugs

My shoulders have been acting up again now for a couple of weeks but there we go, we have to take the rough with the smooth don't we!
Yesterday Stephen surprised me by appearing in the sitting room having come down the stairs without supervision for the first time :o)

A few weeks ago whilst visiting The Silver Scrapper's blog I was very taken by one of her techniques so I finally got around to having a go. You can see how to do it here.

Unfortunately my effort is not as good as Elizabeth's but they do say practice makes perfect so I will be trying again :o)

So here it is.

It is a small (A6) card, which I don't make very often.

PMS white hammered card folded and cut to A6.

I used 3 colours of Memento dewdrop ink pads on a plain white card scrap then stamped and cut with Nestie and layered onto gold textured card. Flutterby cut with Memory Box dies from same gold card. That's all there is to it :o)

Jackie xx